18 or 20's

[808muscle]

I am looking for some new wheels and was thinking 18's cause I had read that 20's are too big (rotating mass) and will slow down my quarter mile times.

I found these at cruisin concepts. http://www.cruizinconceptswholesale.com/proddetail.asp?prod=20INCHOMEGA-BLACKWTOYOPROXES4

Thats a hellova deal for a complete package at $1269.

Once a month I take my stang to the track and get the enjoy its full potential. I do plan to install 4.10 gears and if my traction is shot I will then run with DR's.

Whats the down side of running the 20's? Is a 30 sidewall too small? Gonna give me a horrible rough ride?

What about these? http://www.cruizinconceptswholesale.com/proddetail.asp?prod=godspeedblkchrpackage My car sits in the driveway so chrome is out of the question, too hard to keep clean and I am not a fan. But what about this black chrome? Pain to keep clean too? How about this crazy tread pattern? Weird huh!! Those 295's would be wide as shit though!

patrick

 

[dagamore]

18 will give you more performance, because with tire they are lighter then a 20 at the same width, often by quite a lot.

also you will lose a lot of the ride quality by going from a 17 to an 18, and then a lot more by going to a 20, every mustang i have ridden in with 20"s had a very harsh ride.

I know quite a few racers, that have a spare set of 17 or 15 with their drag slicks/radials on them and just swap tires at the track.

just my 2 cents.

 

[808muscle]

Thats what I thought. More than likely I will end up with 18's. Thanks for setting me straight! LOL

patrick

 

[07TGGT]

I have 19''s with 295/30's and the ride isn't bad at all bump I can feel the bumps more because the 30's are short tires.

 

[gmantheman]

18 will give you more performance, because with tire they are lighter then a 20 at the same width, often by quite a lot.

also you will lose a lot of the ride quality by going from a 17 to an 18, and then a lot more by going to a 20, every mustang i have ridden in with 20"s had a very harsh ride.

I know quite a few racers, that have a spare set of 17 or 15 with their drag slicks/radials on them and just swap tires at the track.

just my 2 cents.

I didn't loose that much if any ride quality going from 17" to 18".

 

[808muscle]

I have 19''s with 295/30's and the ride isn't bad at all bump I can feel the bumps more because the 30's are short tires.

Got any pics?

Shopping for wheels is kinda overwhelming.............there is so much to choose from.

patrick

 

[07TGGT]

Got any pics?

Shopping for wheels is kinda overwhelming.............there is so much to choose from.

patrick

Yup, oh and I plan on going with 295/35's when I get new tires after the winter. They'll be alittle taller and fill my fenders more.

 

[Jaylee]

19" tires will cost you more than 20"s, something to think about. I have 20"s on my car. I could feel a loss in performance over the stockers. They are also staggered, looks great but it makes tire rotation expensive. Just a little food for thought.

 

[808muscle]

Yup, oh and I plan on going with 295/35's when I get new tires after the winter. They'll be alittle taller and fill my fenders more.

I am not a fan of chrome but dude those look great on your car!

I really like this version of the bullit wheel in anthracite.....it doesnt say they make an 18' that fits our stang though.

http://www.cruizinconceptswholesale.com/products.asp?cat=197

patrick

 

[07TGGT]

19" tires will cost you more than 20"s, something to think about. I have 20"s on my car. I could feel a loss in performance over the stockers. They are also staggered, looks great but it makes tire rotation expensive. Just a little food for thought.

yup, they do cost more, but its good if he wants something in between like I did. Gotta pay to play though

I am not a fan of chrome but dude those look great on your car!

I really like this version of the bullit wheel in anthracite.....it doesnt say they make an 18' that fits our stang though.

http://www.cruizinconceptswholesale.com/products.asp?cat=197

patrick

If I were you I would get the 2010 GT Hypercoated wheels from AM.

 

[96blowncobra]

18/9 18/10 295/45 in back 255/45 in front

here ya go

 

[KITT]

I am looking for some new wheels and was thinking 18's cause I had read that 20's are too big (rotating mass) and will slow down my quarter mile times.

I found these at cruisin concepts. http://www.cruizinconceptswholesale.com/proddetail.asp?prod=20INCHOMEGA-BLACKWTOYOPROXES4

Thats a hellova deal for a complete package at $1269.

Once a month I take my stang to the track and get the enjoy its full potential. I do plan to install 4.10 gears and if my traction is shot I will then run with DR's.

Whats the down side of running the 20's? Is a 30 sidewall too small? Gonna give me a horrible rough ride?

What about these? http://www.cruizinconceptswholesale.com/proddetail.asp?prod=godspeedblkchrpackage My car sits in the driveway so chrome is out of the question, too hard to keep clean and I am not a fan. But what about this black chrome? Pain to keep clean too? How about this crazy tread pattern? Weird huh!! Those 295's would be wide as shit though!

patrick

I have stock 18s and bought 20s running nitto DR 305/35/20. Rides the same as the 18s to me. Cost me 2 tents at the track but on the street if im already rolling doesnt seem to hurt performance judging from car lenths on a roll race. Have 20x9 up front and 20x10 in back. 20x10s weigh 15lbs more each and 12lbs more each up front! total 48lbs. I use 17s at the track with M/T DR 275/45/17s. Hope this helps out!

 

[808muscle]

http://www.americanmuscle.com/hyper-gtpremium-18x10-0510.html I am curious for sure...........not so sure about the liquid mercury finish.....might be too close to chrome. I do like the design of the wheel though.

96blown, that looks good. I like the thickness of the sides with the 45 you have. Black looks awesome on the red paint.

patrick

 

[808muscle]

I like these too. Great price on the package deal too. http://www.cruizinconceptswholesale.com/proddetail.asp?prod=BLK95RNITTOPACKAGEDEAL0509

Shipping to Maui is gonna prolly suck!

patrick